Shelter Mutual Insurance Co Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

Shelter Mutual Insurance Co bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 22,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,832,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Comerica Bank raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 6,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,344,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Calder Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Calder Financial LLC now owns 2,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 46.2% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 2,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $486,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 12,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,655,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

Shares of VAW opened at $239.67 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion, a PE ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 0.97. Vanguard Materials ETF has a one year low of $190.29 and a one year high of $245.26. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $230.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $231.20.

Vanguard Materials ETF Profile

Vanguard Materials ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the materials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies in a wide range of commodity-related manufacturing industries. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel.